Callisto, a renowned Portuguese restaurant chain in South Africa, invites diners to experience the tantalizing flavors of Portugal. Specializing in grilled chicken and peri-peri dishes, Callisto has become a favorite for those seeking a taste of authentic Portuguese cuisine. With a casual and welcoming ambiance, each Calistos location offers a delightful dining experience.
The menu boasts a diverse range of options inspired by the rich culinary traditions of Portugal, ensuring a satisfying and flavorful meal for every palate. Whether you’re a fan of succulent grilled chicken or crave the bold spices of peri-peri, Calistos promises a culinary journey that captures the essence of Portuguese gastronomy.
The friendly, well-mannered staff and world-class professional service will make you feel at home. No matter the occasion, you’ll surely enjoy your experience at Calisto’s restaurant. The restaurant is suitable for both family and friend gatherings. The menu items include Chicken, Fish, Portuguese, Salad, Seafood, Steakhouse, Lunch, Coffee, Dessert, Kids, Pasta, Milkshake, Mediterranean, Calamari, Italian, and Halal items.
Beautifully crafted garden greens with a vinaigrette dressing.
R71.94
Greek Salad Starter
Add feta and a delicious creamy herb dressing for an amazing salad experience.
R83.94
Chicken Salad Starter
Lightly spiced chicken strips with a delicious creamy herb dressing.
R95.94
Haloumi Cheese
Lightly dusted goat’s milk cheese, grilled or fried, and served with red onion marmalade.
R71.94
Camaraozinho
Translating to Mini Prawns, these bite-size morsels are harvested young, tossed in mild peri-peri spice, and flash-fried.
R71.94
Prawn Starter
It’s just a taste teaser. 5 marvelous medium prawns to get you going.
R95.94
Starter Platter
Choose three from 6 different options.
R107.94
Mussels Starter
The world’s finest mussels are finished in cream and garlic for a marvelous mouthful.
R95.94
Trinchado Starter
Cubed rump cutlets, pan-fried and served in traditional Portuguese trinchado sauce.
R77.94
Chicken Livers Starter
Mind-blowing livers cooked with onions peppers and finished in a mild cream sauce.
R71.94
Hot Calisto’s Wings Starter
Rolled in famous spicy wing dust and deep-fried.
R71.94
Fried Squid Heads Starter
Tantalizing tentacles dusted with spiced flour and fried.
R71.94
Calisto’s Wacky Wings Starter
Hot wings served with famous creamy blue cheese sauce.
R77.94
Sticky BBQ Wings Starter
Sticky and sweet. The wing without the zing.
R71.94
Grilled Calamari Starter
The most tender baby Falkland tubes are lightly spiced and grilled together with the heads.
R95.94
Avocado Ritz Starter
Avocado pear and prawns laced with a tangy seafood dressing. Some things were just meant to be.
R95.94
Rissois Starter
Fluffy, crisp traditional Portuguese pastry filled with delicate chicken or prawn filling.
from R23.94
Cheesy Garlic Bread Starter
Because everything is better with cheese!
R47.94
Calistos Chicken Menu
Dish
Description
Price (R)
Baby Peri-Peri Chicken
The petite poultry option offers a unique taste experience.
R179.94
Traditional Portuguese Chicken
Proper Portuguese chicken cooked the traditional way with or without Peri-Peri.
from R131.94
LM Peri-Peri Chicken
Portuguese peri-peri chickens are arguably the best birds in the world. Choose from mild, medium, hot, or extra hot.
from R131.94
Chicken Schnitzel
Golden crumbed chicken breasts with a choice of creamy cheese or mushroom sauce.
R143.94
Chicken Prego & Chips
Succulent chicken breast on a Portuguese roll with Prego sauce.
R101.94
Flame Grilled Chicken Breast
Juicy tender breasts brushed with peri-peri or lemon and herb.
R119.94
Deluxe Grilled Chicken Breast
Grilled breast topped with onion, avo, tomato, mayo, and caramelized onion sprinkle.
R143.94
Mozambican Chicken Curry
Tender chicken pieces in a mild coconut creamy sauce.
R143.94
Calistos Combos
Combo
Description
Price (R)
¼ Chicken & 400g Ribs Combo
Meaty mouthful, everyone’s favorite chicken paired with 400g of our award-winning beef ribs.
R239.94
½ Chicken & 5 Medium Prawns Combo
A match made in heaven, two of the most popular meals, why not have them together.
R227.94
Calamari & 5 Medium Prawns Combo
Soft, succulent Falkland Calamari tubes joined by our famous mild peri-peri prawns.
R227.94
Hake & 5 Medium Prawns Combo
A lightly spiced baby hake fillet accompanied by 5 of our mild peri-peri prawns.
R203.94
Sirloin Steak & 5 Medium Prawns Combo
200g of tender, aged sirloin steak paired up with our famous mild peri-peri prawns.
R227.94
Family Feast (Serves 6)
2x garlic rolls, 2x chicken livers, 1 trinchado starter, 1x full LM peri-peri chicken, 20x prince prawns, 2x grilled hake, 4x sides of your choice.
R839.94
Calistos Prawns Menu
Prawns
Description
Price (R)
Calisto’s Famous Mild Peri-Peri Prawns
World-renowned for our famous mild peri-peri prawns. Available in a range of sizes to accommodate different textures and tastes of the prawn meat. (All prawns can be served by the kilo).
from R203.94
Calistos Seafood
Item
Description
Price (R)
Seafood Rice
Portuguese flair for flavor comes together in this seafood-packed pot of awesomeness. Blended with rice in a rich tomato-based sauce. Signature dish.
from R335.94
Caldeirada de Lulas
Calamari lovers’ ultimate delight. A stew combining squid tubes and heads with potatoes, tomatoes, onions, peppers, and garlic.
from R335.94
Seafood Espetada
Medley of medium prawns, calamari, and hake skewered with onions and peppers, drizzled with lemon butter.
R215.94
Lobster
Lobster
from R323.94
Lobster Thermidor
Lobster Thermidor
from R359.94
Lobster Tails
Five finest Baby Lobster tails, bursting with full, fresh ocean flavor.
R359.94
The Grand Platter
500g lobsters, four king prawns, 12 medium prawns, calamari, mussels, chips, and rice.
R1199.94
Seafood Platter For 1
125g Calamari, five medium prawns, hake, four mussels, rice, or chips.
R299.94
Seafood Platter For 2
250g Calamari, ten medium prawns, two hake, eight mussels, rice, or chips.
R539.94
Mozambican Prawn Curry
10 De-shelled medium prawns in a mild creamy Mozambican-style curry with coconut milk and masala.
R227.94
Mozambican Crab Curry 300g
Prepare to get your hands dirty with this Mozambican taste sensation. Crab curry with a generous serving of crab.
R239.94
Mozambican Prawn & Chicken Curry
10 Medium prawns joined by succulent chicken strips simmered in Mozambican-styled curry sauce.
R251.94
Grilled Calamari
Tender baby tubes from the Falkland Islands, lightly spiced and grilled together with the heads.
R227.94
Fish & Chips
Succulent hake fillet battered in our own onion and herb fusion, fried golden crispy.
R131.94
Sole
Slightly smaller East Coast sole with superior taste, texture, and quality.
R287.94
Sole Thermidor
Sole topped with decadent mushroom cream and shrimp sauce with melted cheese.
R296.94
Kingklip
Kingklip dusted in lightly spiced flour for a crunchy texture and intense taste.
R287.94
Kingklip Thermidor
Kingklip topped with decadent mushroom cream and shrimp sauce with melted cheese.
R323.94
Sardines
Freshly fished from Portuguese waters, grilled on an open flame, topped with roasted peppers, onions, and garlic.
R143.94
Bacalhau Assado
Grilled Codfish loin topped with roasted peppers, fresh onion, garlic, olives, and a splash of olive oil.
R287.94
Bacalhau A Bras
Shredded Codfish pan-fried with onion, garlic, and olive oil, blended with beaten egg and thinly sliced potato chips.
R287.94
Bacalhau Gomes De SA
Shredded Codfish pan-fried with onion, garlic, and olive oil, finished with boiled egg and baby potatoes.
R287.94
Calistos Espetada
Espetada Type
Description
Price (R)
Traditional Espetada
Traditional European style enjoyment of rump meat rubbed with coarse salt and bay leaves, skewered, and hung over the plate for free-flowing juices.
R191.94
Calisto’s Way Espetada
Skewered meat with onions and peppers, drizzled with a creamy Madeira sauce, dripping with decadent flavor.
R203.94
Calistos Meat Menu
Item
Description
Price (R)
Prego Roll & Chips
Tender topside on a Portuguese roll with sauce.
R107.94
Rump Trinchado
Cubed rump cutlets in traditional Portuguese trinchado sauce.
R191.94
Fillet Trinchado
Soft and delicate meat in a creamy Madeira sauce.
R251.94
Beef Ribs
Flame-grilled and basted beef ribs.
from R215.94
Calisto’s Portuguese Steak
280g rump steak topped with fried egg and a creamy Madeira sauce.
R203.94
Garlic Steak
280g rump steak covered in luscious garlic-infused sauce.
R203.94
Pepper Steak
280g rump steak in a lavish whole crushed black pepper sauce.
R203.94
Mushroom Steak
280g rump steak in delicious mushroom sauce.
R203.94
Madagascan Steak
280g rump steak with Madagascan green pepper sauce (beware the bite!).
R203.94
Rump In An Oven
280g Rump steak marinated, slowly baked in a wood fire oven and finished on an open flame to medium perfection.
R215.94
Fillet Steak 280g
280g of tunnel-cut tenderloin, premium beef cut with a melt-in-your-mouth performance.
R251.94
Fillet On The Bone 500g
500g cut of fillet steak on the bone to moisten and enhance the flavor of the meat.
R335.94
Argentinian Steak
Lively, piquant, and fragrant flavors combe olive oil, peppers, and parsley, a remarkable style of enjoying the meat.
R203.94
Rump Steak
All-time South African favorite, carefully aged, flame-grilled, and full of flavor.
from R191.94
T-Bone Steak
Best of both worlds, separating strip loin from fillet for a well-rounded meat experience.
R257.94
Lamb Chops
Soft, juicy loin of the lamb, grilled delicately and served with a chili and mint-infused Tarantu sauce.
R263.94
Calistos Pasta Menu
Pasta
Description
Price (R)
Calisto’s Pasta
Beef strips, mushrooms, and garlic in a Napoletana sauce with cream.
R155.94
Chicken & Mushroom Pasta
Chicken strips and mushrooms in a creamy sauce.
R143.94
Don Antonio Pasta
Savory seduction combining chicken strips with jalapenos, sundried tomatoes, peppadews, mushrooms, and feta cheese tossed in olive oil.
R179.94
Vegetarian Pasta
Fresh garden vegetables, mushrooms, zucchini, aubergines, and leeks in a delicate Napoletana sauce.
R119.94
Chilli Prawn Pasta
10 Medium prawns tossed in garlic, olive oil, and chili.
R227.94
Chilli Garlic Pasta
Fresh Garlic, Onion, and green chili tossed with a touch of Napoletana sauce.
R119.94
Seafood Pasta
Combination of Mussels, Prawns, Crab Sticks, and Calamari in a creamy white sauce.
R227.94
Calistos Kids Menu
Kiddies Menu
Price (R)
Kiddies Fish Fingers & Chips
R59.94
Kiddies Chicken Nuggets & Chips
R59.94
Kiddies Chicken Schnitzel
R71.94
Kiddies Calisto’s Wings & Chips
R59.94
Kiddies Bolognaise
R71.94
Kiddies Mac & Cheese
R71.94
Calistos Pizza Menu
Pizza
Price (R)
Mediterranean Focaccia – Cherry tomato, feta, and basil
R77.94
Focaccia
R65.94
Margharita Pizza – Cheese, tomato, and herbs
R107.94
Prawn Peri-Peri Pizza
R191.94
Calisto’s Special Pizza – Beef, salami, macon, mushroom, pepper, and chilli
R167.94
Chicken Peri-Peri Pizza
R131.94
Steakaroni Pizza – Steak and mushroom
R143.94
Vegetarian Pizza
R119.94
Chicken Pizza
R143.94
Pepperoni Pizza – Salami, mushrooms, peppers, olives, and onions